Hadith 5152

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا نَافِعٌ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَحَتَّهَا ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَتَنَخَّمْ ، يعنى ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قِبَلَ وَجْهِ أَحَدِكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw phlegm stuck towards the qiblah in the mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and cleaned it, then said: "When any one of you is in prayer, Allah is in front of his face, so none of you should clean his nose in front of his face during his prayer."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 5152
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح ، خ : 1213 ، م : 547 .